Legal Opinion
People v. Benevento
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 11, 1998PublishedCited by 3,705 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
Defendant successfully claimed at the Appellate Division that he was deprived of his constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel. We conclude that, upon this record, defendant received meaningful representation. Accordingly, the order of the Appellate Division should be reversed.
Shortly after 2:00 a.m. on June 17, 1993, the complainant was walking down Bleecker Street in Manhattan when she noticed a man following closely behind her. After a brief verbal exchange with defendant, she crossed the street and turned away. At this point, defendant ran up…
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